In light of his dislocated shoulder, today’s summit finish was a big test for the Maglia Rosa. However, despite a fearsome pace set by Astana, and an attack by Fabio Aru on the final climb, Alberto Contador, and his shoulder, were up to the challenge of defending his general classification lead.

Once again there was drama at the Giro. And like on Stage 3 with Domenico Pozzovivo, it comes in the way of a horrific looking crash, this one coming during the sprint finish, and behind a perfect win for Lotto-Soudal’s Andre Greipel.